Michigan Steps Up Efforts To Tackle Lead Crisis After Outcry
Flint residents are suffering from irreversible health effects of elevated lead levels, amid criticism that the government has been too slow to act.
Health & Safety
Federal Panel Finalizes Mammogram Advice That Stirred Controversy
Mammograms should start at age 50 and be performed every two years until age 74, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force says. For some women in their 40s, the benefits may exceed the risks.
This Germ Can Live Decades In Distilled Water, Kill Humans In 48 Hours
It causes melioidosis, whose yearly death toll of 90,000 is about the same as for measles. But the disease hasn't been on the global health radar — until now.
Can #OddEven Curb Delhi Pollution? Here's What Locals Are Tweeting
The world's most polluted city (according to WHO) tries to get millions of drivers off the roads with a new license-plate-based plan.
'East Los High' Isn't Just A Soapy Teen Drama — It's Also A Science Experiment
Social scientists and health workers worked with screenwriters and studio execs to create a binge-worthy show designed to help young Latinas make healthy life choices.
HHS Eases Rules Regarding The Mentally Ill And Gun Background Checks
It's easier for states to report some severely mentally ill to the FBI and ban them from owning guns. David Greene talks to Jocelyn Samuels of the the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Blue Cross Blue Shield Apologizes For Mistakes, Promises Refunds
Thousands of Blue Cross and Blue Shield customers in North Carolina can expect refunds in the coming weeks.
A Photographer Captures Extraordinary Moments Of Everyday Indian Life
Photographer Steve McCurry — he took the famous Afghan girl portrait for National Geographic — shares scenes from across the subcontinent in his new book.
#NPRreads: 3 Stories To Check Out This Weekend
Read about how robots could save the Great Barrier Reef, why Americans work so much, and what art projects veterans are making to help them recover from post-traumatic stress disorder.
A Photographer Captures Extraordinary Moments Of Everyday Indian Life
Photographer Steve McCurry — he took the famous Afghan girl portrait for National Geographic — shares scenes from across the subcontinent in his new book.